State hospital gets outside help for admitting mentally ill people under judges’ orders
The Oregon State Hospital on Friday, May 28, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Oregon State Hospital is getting help from an out-of-state expert to meet a weeks-passed deadline to start admitting people with mental illnesses for court-ordered treatment on time.
The assistance comes as part of a settlement that the state, advocacy group Disability Rights Oregon and Metropolitan Public Defender agreed to on Dec. 10 after a 19-years legal battle over delayed admissions.
The expert is…
